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// Chapter 22 
// Story: The One 
// by Kolective 
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"What do you mean, more danger than you thought?" I asked. She quickly responded. "This book is on everything we know of that has to do with the dark forces hidden away deep in Equestria. These creatures are only the beginning, and there is something much bigger, something that makes Discord look puny. Something he might help us with taking out. He wants to cause eternal chaos over Equestria, but he can't do that if there IS no Equestria." I flinched at the thought of all these good people being gone forever. "Okay, we have to leave, get stronger. Twilight, are parts of the world going to be affected by this?" "Yes, easily. It will be very dangerous." She replied. I knew it. I had to get to Cloudsdale, immediately. "Pinkie, when we leave, get me your hot air balloon and everyone who wants to help me can come. I'll be at Rainbow's house, down below. Okay, Pinkie?" I requested. "Okey Dokey Lokey!" She replied, quite loudly. "Now, let's leave."

Rainbow's house was pretty much uneventful until Pinkie arrived with Fluttershy, Rainbow, Twilight, Derpy, and Rarity. I questioned why Rainbow wasn't already there. "Okay, everyone file in, I need to get to the Rainbow Factory as soon as possible. And don't worry about falling through the cloud floor, the Rainbow Factory is the one place in Cloudsdale made of metal." "Wow, where did you get your info?" She asked. "I have my sources." We all got into the balloon except for the people with wings, and they lifted us up to Cloudsdale. "Won't the people there stop us from going in?" Rarity asked. "Nope. Princess Celestia has already allowed us access in."

We arrived at the factory. "Wait, wait, wait." Twilight said. "Why are we here? What do you need help with? You left a lot out." I sighed. I had to tell them. Sitting down, the explanation started. "Not even Rainbow knows. See all the guards here? Isn't that a little much for the factory? Well it is. That is because some of the dark power from Olga has gotten here." "Olga?" Twilight inquired. "The creature within Equestria. The power has spread here, and Celestia has been hard pressed to contain it. I am here to destroy it. The automated Gillchic's within the facility have also been corrupted, and will attack. They are humanoid, and, being a machine, weak to lightning. Keep that in mind, Rarity, Twilight. There. Now is everyone ready to go?" They nodded, unsure of my story. "Just trust me guys." I said, and walked in. They followed behind. I looked at Rainbow. Then her eyes suddenly went black, with tiny red pupils. She shot off ahead, and I ran after. "Rainbow! Wait! We've gotta get her!" Everyone followed me at a similar pace, though I was the fastest. Even though I managed to fire off, I wasn't fast enough. She turned around for a moment, then sped off ahead. She was crying... Tears of black. What could have inspired such changes?

Suddenly, I group of Gillchic's fell around me from the ceiling. Another groups came to sever me from everyone else. "Have it your way, then. I'll cut you all down!" I swung forward.